After a pleasant summer vacation, Bai Duan and Bai Xu finally entered the junior high school campus, but apart from the more intense schoolwork, there was no other change in life.
Bai Duan thought that he and Bai Xu could grow up together so carefree, but unexpectedly the situation changed suddenly.
On this day, he and Bai Xu went home from school together as usual, but they were stopped by several men in black suits who looked like bodyguards just as they left the school gate.
Bai Duan immediately tensed up, feeling a strong sense of crisis, but before he could do anything, Bai Xu raised his hand to stop him: "Who are you? What are you going to do?"
"Young master." The leading man said in a respectful but tough tone, "Your biological father has come to look for you and hopes to bring you home."
"Biological father?" Bai Xu's expression was startled, and he seemed a little moved.
Similarly, Bai Duan was taken aback by the man's "biological father".
He grabbed Bai Xu's sleeve, his expression was full of panic: "Brother—"
"Xiao Duan, don't be afraid." Bai Xu took Bai Duan's hand back, squeezed it hard, then turned to look at the man, "What if I don't want to go back? Will you still tie me up?"
"Young master, your father misses you very much. Please don't make things difficult for us." The man said he was embarrassed, but his expression didn't change at all. "If we have to, we have to use some rough methods."
Speaking of this, both Bai Xu and Bai Duan understood each other's determination to never give up until they achieve their goals. Facing a few adult men who are powerful and hard to deal with just by looking at their appearance, the two children who have just entered junior high school have no room to resist anyway.
"Brother..." Bai Duan murmured, grabbing Bai Xu's hand even harder - he was afraid, afraid that his brother would be taken away, afraid that he would never see him again.
"...Xiao Duan, don't be afraid, brother will go with them for a while, and he will be back soon." Bai Xu sighed softly, patted Bai Duan's trembling shoulder, and comforted him softly.
"No! I don't want my brother to leave!" Bai Duan shook her head in panic, "I'm with my brother!"
"Don't make trouble." Bai Xu slowly pulled out his hand, no matter how tightly Bai Duan clenched it, he couldn't stop it. He looked at Bai Duan seriously, "Brother will come back, we made an agreement, huh?"
Bai Xu's focused eyes slightly calmed Bai Duan's emotions. He looked at Bai Xu helplessly, and subconsciously reached out to grab him, but Bai Xu avoided him sideways: "Xiao Duan, please go home and wait for me, brother must Will be back, I promise."
"...Brother will come back? Is it an agreement?" Bai Duan opened his mouth. He has always trusted Bai Xu, and the other party has never failed his trust—hope it will be the same this time.
"Well, it's agreed." Bai Xu nodded heavily, raised his hand to stroke Bai Duan's hair, and then took a step back.
In an instant, the man in black on one side took a step across and stood between Bai Duan and Bai Xu, completely isolating the two of them. In a few seconds, Bai Xu was surrounded by men in black and coerced into a black car that had already started. The car, drive away.
It happened so fast, from the time the two were stopped to Bai Xu was taken away, in just a few minutes, Bai Duan stood alone at the school gate, looking at the girl who disappeared in a short time. The car still couldn't recover, as if it had been a nightmare.
His expression was numb, his lips trembled slightly, and his whole body was lost. It seemed that something important had been lost and recovered, and lost again. After the dream was shattered, only the ground was full of panic.
After a while, the driver of Bai's family walked up to Bai Duan, raised his hand to gently wrap his arms around Bai Duan's shoulders, and led him to his car in a daze: "Dan Duan, it's time to go home..."
"Brother... brother, he..." Bai Duan was at a loss and couldn't even complete a sentence.
"Your brother...was picked up by his biological father. Mr. and Madam also know about it. Let's...let's go home first." The driver softly comforted him, and after sending Bai Duan into the car, he quickly got into the driver's seat and started the car.
Bai Duan looked at the street scene outside the car window, not even knowing when he got home. When he saw the familiar house, he came back to his senses. After the car stopped, he quickly rushed down and ran straight into the house.
In the living room, the white father and white mother, who have been busy with work, are rarely at home so early. The two sat close together, clasped their hands, as if giving each other strength, and did not reprimand when they heard the loud sound of the door hitting the wall. On the contrary, his expression became softer and softer.
"Din Dun, come here..." Bai Mu stretched her arms towards Bai Duan, her eyes were reddish.
But Bai Duan, who always liked to act like a baby, didn't rush into Bai Mu's arms to seek comfort, but stood stubbornly in front of the two of them: "My brother was taken away, did Mom and Dad know? Why didn't you stop it?!"
Mother Bai's nose was sore, and she almost shed tears again, she turned her head silently and wiped the wet corners of her eyes.
"...that's his biological father, with a DNA certificate, it's reasonable and legal to take Xu Xu away." Father Bai patted his wife's arm and replied softly.
"Well, yes, Xuxu's biological father has a good family background and cares about Xuxu very much, so he can't wait." Bai Mu sniffed and forced a smile, "Don't worry about Dudu, brother will return to his biological father. will have a good time."
"...Liar." Bai Duan's voice was a little cold. He is indeed heartless, likes to push things to others, and enjoys happiness under the protection of others, but this does not mean that he is really stupid—on the contrary, At some point, he was terribly perceptive, "If that's the case, why are you crying like this, Mom?"
"Because, because mother is not willing to part with Xu Xu..." Mother Bai curled her lips unnaturally, "Although it is not a biological child, we have been together for more than six years, how can it be possible to have no feelings?"
"I believe that mother is not willing to part with brother." Bai Duan pursed her lips, "but this is definitely not the most fundamental reason! Brother's biological father doesn't like brother at all, right? It is impossible for brother to live well when he returns to his father's side. Right?! You sent him away regardless of your brother's wishes, whether he was happy or not, right?!"
Bai's mother couldn't bear her son's accusation and inner torture, she stood up with a whimper, turned her head and walked away quickly, while Bai's father also changed his face, and shouted in a low voice: "Bai Duan! Why are you talking to your parents like this?!"
Bai Duan choked for a moment, looked at Bai Mu's back, opened his mouth, and finally softened: "Father, I want to know the truth...and... have the right to know the truth!"
Father Bai sighed, he pulled his youngest son to his side forcefully, and sat down with his arms in his arms: "Okay... Let me tell you, you do have the right to know..."
Afterwards, Father Bai spoke slowly, and told Bai Duan everything he knew.
Bai Xu's father's surname is Zheng, and his family is in the capital. It is a big family with deep roots, rich and powerful, and what is also famous for their power is that this family is very chaotic. The children in the family are constantly fighting for power. Ordinary rich people in other cities like my father have heard of it.
Bai Xu's father, Zheng Ershao, has an older brother who inherits the family business. He himself is idle and likes to spend time and wine. He is a frequent visitor to entertainment news. There is a son, who is not rumored to be lost, has been living well, and is about the same size as Bai Xu.
Bai Xu is obviously not the child of Zheng Ershao and his wife, so the most likely possibility is that he is the illegitimate son of Zheng Ershao living abroad. Father Bai didn't know why Zheng Ershao brought the illegitimate son back to the Zheng family in such a strong way, but it probably had nothing to do with the relationship between father and son - after all, judging from Zheng Ershao's life style, it was absolutely impossible for his illegitimate son to have only Bai Xu was alone.
Bai's father didn't know what Zheng Ershao was planning, it was beyond what he could hear at his level, but judging from the attitudes of those who contacted them, Bai Xu's life in Zheng's family would never be stable in the future .
"Then...then why didn't you refuse..." Bai Duan's heart felt like it was about to be crushed in the next second.
"We also want to refuse... If it is possible, who is willing to push the child we have raised for so long into the fire pit?" Father Bai took a puff of cigarette and exhaled softly - he has never smoked much, let alone smoke at home, but now Subconsciously, he used this to soothe his emotions, "But Zheng Ershao is indeed Xu Xu's biological father. We can't compete with each other in terms of emotion and reason, not to mention... what's more, the Zheng family is not something we can compete with. , They have done a lot. Your mother and I have no choice, because we not only have a child Xuxu, but also you, Dudu... Even if we confront the Zheng family, Xuxu can't get it back, even Dudu You, too, will suffer along with you..."
"...I'm not afraid of suffering, I just want my brother to come back..." Bai Duan buried her head in Father Bai's neck, her voice trembling.
"Well, I know, I know." Father Bai hugged his youngest son, felt the hot and moist feeling on his neck, and rubbed his head, "If we can exchange all our wealth for Xu Xu, we are also willing... "
The father and son cuddled quietly for a long time, and Bai Duan's emotions were finally calmed down.
He sniffled, stood up, apologized to Bai's father, and then walked quickly back to his room, and then saw Bai's mother sitting blankly by the bed in the room.
"...Mom." Bai Duan called out in a low voice, "Just now, I'm sorry."
"... I should be the one who should say I'm sorry." Bai Mu wiped her tears, stood up and gave Bai Duan a hug, "We are useless as parents, unable to protect our children."
Bai Duan pursed her lips, but did not answer.
Mother Bai sighed, and kissed Bai Duan's heart. She knew that her little son wanted to be quiet in the room he shared with Bai Xu, so she didn't say much, and walked out lightly. room, close the door.
Bai Duan took off his shoes, climbed onto the bed, stared blankly for a while, then buried himself in the quilt, breathed in the smell left by Bai Xu, tears flowed down uncontrollably.
After a while, he wiped away his tears, jumped out of bed, walked quickly to the computer desk, and turned on the computer.
After typing keywords such as "the Zheng family in the capital" and "Er Shao Zheng" in the search engine, Bai Duan, who knew nothing about the Zheng family, carefully browsed all kinds of information about the Zheng family, but the more he looked at it, the more familiar it became.
Clicking on more than ten pages in a row, each one made Bai Duan feel familiar. He faced the screen and tried to think about why he felt this way, and finally had a flash of inspiration.
Deja vu—because I did see it before, it wasn't Bai Duan who took the initiative to look at it, but... He casually glanced at it a few times when he was playing next to Bai Xu.
Bai Duan had never paid much attention to these reports, but when he recalled them at this moment, they suddenly became a thread, which made him realize suddenly.
—My brother knows the Zheng family.
—He has been paying attention to the news of the Zheng family.
-Why? Why does my brother pay attention to the Zheng family? Is it because... does he know about his relationship with the Zheng family
—So... Did he already know that he would be picked up by the Zheng family? That's why you acted so calm today
Bai Duan only felt that his mind was in a mess. He tried to sort out the relationship between them, and wanted to know what Bai Xu wanted to do, but before he could grasp any clues, a message suddenly popped up in the lower right corner of the screen. Notification of new incoming mail.
Bai Duan glanced at it casually, but in the next moment, his eyes were fixed on the sender's name.
Pressing his beating heart, Bai Duan hastily opened the mailbox, staring blankly at the newly received mail in the inbox, slowly tightened his right hand holding the mouse, impatiently wanting to open it, but happened share timid psychology.
- The sender of this email was his brother, Zhao Xu.